Balancing the plot

Jun 30, 2007

Eighteen pages today. It reads well but I’m unsure about it. The book is oddly structured. On one hand it is Jason’s book and we’re going home to see where he grew up and his old friends. But it’s also a mystery, and I’m trying to balance the old home week with the mystery. I’m left today wondering if I’ve strayed down memory lane too much, or just about right. Jon’s volunteered to read it and see what he thinks, and we may do that, or I may just push through. I know there is only about another short chapter before we hit the mystery harder. I mean it’s been fun seeing some of Jason’s old friends, old girlfriends, and such. It’s left Anita not knowing how to behave. I mean they are lovers, but they aren’t really girlfriend and boyfriend, so are you jealous, or is it okay. An interesting dilemma.
I guess part of the problem is I can’t figure out how I would feel, so it’s hard to put myself in Anita’s place. She and I are both looking forward to shooting something and leaving the awkward social sitations behind. Yea, violence!